RT Russian passenger aircraft with 220 onboard crashes in Egypt A Russian plane carrying over 220 people from Egypt to Russia disappeared from radars, and crashed in central Sinai, according to Russian and Egyptian authorities. Kolavia Flight 7K9268, an Airbus A321, went off radar 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, Sergey Izvolskiy told the media citing preliminary data. The plane was carrying 217 passengers and 7 crewmembers, he added. Twenty-five of the passengers were children. Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/320217-russian-plane-off-radars/ The Slate Russia Rejects Islamic State Claim It Downed Plane in Egypt, Killing All 224 People Aboard Update: ISIS has claimed responsibility for downing the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing everyone aboard, but has offered no evidence to back up its claims, and it's far from clear it even has the capability to carry out this type of attack. Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov has dismissed the claims of responsibility and told the Interfax news agency that the reports "must not be considered reliable," according to the New York Times. Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/10/31/russian_plane_crashes_in_egypt_killing_all_224_people_aboard.html
